Abstract: Rice pollen development consists of microsporogenesis and male gametogenesis.Within rice anthers,microspore mother cells start on meiosis and then produce microspores,further the microspores develop into mature pollen grains.In the present study,some pollen development related genes have been found,including development of microspore mother cells,anther,pollen mother cell meiosis and male gametogenesis.This article summarizes the research advances on rice genes related to pollen development and their molecular mechanisms.